Combination-tool.



L. KALINA.

COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED 11111.4, 191a.

Patented Apr. 14, 1914.

WITNESSES I IIVVENTOR Loeser Malina W I a ATTORNEYS LOESER KALINA, OFNEW YORK, N. Y.

COMBINATION-TOOL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 4, 1913.

Patented Apr. 14. 1914. Serial No. 740,142.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LOESER KAL1NA,a citizen of the United States, and aresident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedOombination-Tool, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

The object of the invention is to provide anew and improved combinationtool embracing a key ring, scissors, button hook, cigar cutter andbottle opener and arranged to take up very little space when the severaldevices are in folded position thus allowing of conveniently carryingthe combination tool in a vest pocket.

In order to accomplish the desired result, use is made of ring providedwith a diametrical cross bar and having a split at a point intermediatethe ends of the cross bar to form a key ring, a scissors having onehandle pivoted on the ring and adapted to overlie the said split at thetime the scissors is in closed position and folded on the face of thering, and a -retaining pin on the ring adapted to engage an opening inthe other handle of the scissors to hold the scissors closed and lockedin folded position on the ring. Use is also made of a combined buttonhook and cigar cutter pivoted on the retaining pin and adapted tooverlie the other face of the ring, the hook being adapted to engage apin on the ring to hold the button hook in folded position on the nu 1%practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanyingdrawings forming a part of this specification, in which similarcharacters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figures 1 and 2 are plan views of the opposite faces of the combinationtool with the devices in folded position; Fig. 3 is a face view of thesame with the devices in extended posit-ion; and Fig. A is an edge Viewof the same.

A ring A of sheet metal or other suitable material is provided with adiametrically extending bar B to form two openings A and A in the ring.The ring A is provided with a slanting split G leading from theperipheral edge of the ring into the opening A at a point approximatelymidway between the ends of the bar B. By the arrangement described a keyring is formed for retaining a number of keys passed through the split Cat the time the portions of the ring adjacent the split G are pressedslightly apart, as is well known in key rings of this type. The ring Ais provided at the opening A with an outer straight edge D whichoperates in conjunction wit-h the crossbar B to provide an opener forround or similar caps of bottles. The ring A is also provided with pinsE and F and a. stop G, the pins E and F being located at approximatelydiametrical points adjacent the ends of the cross bar B, and the pins Eand F have heads which project on both faces of the key ring A. Ascissors H is adapted to overlie one face of the ring A and one handle Hof the scissors is pivoted on the pin E while the other handle H of thescissors is provided with an opening H adapted to engage the other pin Fso as to hold the scissors in closed position and to hold the samelocked on the face of the ring A, as plainly indicated in Figs. 1 and 2.When the scissors H is in folded position the points of the blades H ofthe scissors overlie a portion of the split C so that the key ring islocked to prevent the keys from passing accidentally out of the split C.When it is desired to use the scissors, the operator slightly pressesthe handle H in an outward direction to disengage the opening H from thepin F to allow of swinging the scissors outward on the pin E into theposition shown in Fig. 3, so that the user can use the scissors forcutting purposes. It is understood that in this case the projectingportion of the pin E on one face of the ring A forms a pivot for thescissors while the corresponding projecting portion of the other pin Fforms a retaining pin for holding the scissors in closed and foldedposition on the ring A. A button hook I is adapted to overlie the otherface of the ring A, and this button hook is provided with a heel Ipivoted on the projecting end of the pin F at this face of the ring, andthe hook I of the button hook I is adapted to engage the pro jecting endof the pin E so that the latter forms a retaining pin for holding thebutton hook I in folded posit-ion, as plainly indicated in Fig. 2. Theheel I of the but-ton hook I is provided with shoulders I I at oppositesides of the pin F and the said shoulders are adapted to abut againstthe stop G, that is, when the button hook I is in folded position asshown in Fig. 2, the shoulder I abuts against the stop G, and when thebutton hook I is swung outward into open position as shown in Figs. 3and 4:, then the other shoulder I abuts against the stop G thus holdingthe button hook in extended position while using it for buttoning andunbuttoning purposes. The heel I of the button hook is provided with anannular opening 1 having a beveled wall adapted -toco-act with theperipheral edge of the ring A at the time the button hook I is swunginto open or closed position so as to provide a cigar cutter for cuttingoff the point of a cigar.

By reference to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noticed that the handles H andH are shaped to conform to the peripheral edge of the ring A at the timethe scissors overlies the ring A, as previously described, and in a likemanner the button hook I is wholly within the peripheral edge of theother face of the ring I at the time the said button hook is in foldedposition so that neither the scissors nor the button hook projectsbeyond the peripheral edge of the ring A at the time the said scissorsand button hook are in folded position.

By the arrangement described, the combination tool takes up very littleroom at the time the several devices are in folded position so that thecombination tool can be conveniently carried in a vest pocket.

When using the device for removing the caps of bottles, it is necessaryto first unlock the scissors H and swing the same into open position toallow free use of the opening A for opening the bottle.

It will also be noticed that by utilizing the pins E and F as pivots andas retaining devices for the scissors H and the button hook I, theconstruction of the combination tool is simplified to allow of cheaplymanufacturing the said tool.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A combination tool, comprising a ring, scissors having handles, ofwhich one handle is pivot-ed on one face of the ring to permit ofswinging the scissors outward to one side of the ring or to swing thescissors inward to overlie the said face of the ring, and a retainingdevice between the other handle of the scissors and the ring to hold thescissors closed and locked when in folded position on the ring.

2. A combination tool comprising a ring, scissors having handles, ofwhich one handle is pivoted on one face of the ring to permit ofswinging the scissors outward to one side of the ring or to swing thescissors inward to overlie the said face of the ring, the other handleof the scissors having a bayonet opening, and a retaining pin on thesaid ring approximately diametrically opposite the pivot of the otherhandle, the said retaining pin being adapted to engage the said bayonetopening of the handle.

3. A combination tool, comprising a ring, scissors having handles, ofwhich one handle is pivoted on one face of the ring to permit ofswinging the scissors outward to one side of the ring or to swing thescissors inward to overlie the said face of the ring within theperipheral edge ofthe ring, and a retaining device between the otherhandle of the scissors and the ring to hold the scissors closed andlocked when in folded position on the ring. I

4:. A device of the character described, comprising a main plate and apair of scissors foldable and conformed relatively to the main platewhereby the scissors may lie within the contour of the main plate whennot in use and may project beyond the contour of the said plate when inuse, said scis sors and main plate having relatively engaging means tolock the former when not in use.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a main plate havingan edge curved on approximately the arc of a circle, and a pair ofscissors one section of which is pivoted to the main plate whereby thescissors may be adjusted beyond the main plate for use, the but-edge ofthe handle portion of the scissors being curved to correspond with thecurved edge of the main plate when the scissors are folded alongsidesaid main plate, said scissors andmain plate having relatively engagingmeans to lock the former when not in use, substantially as set forth.

6. A combination tool comprising a ring, scissors having handles ofwhich one handle is pivoted on one face of the ring to permit ofswinging the scissors outward to one side of the ring or to swing thescissors inward to overlie the said face of the ring, the ring beingsplit at one point and the points of the blades of the scissorsoverhaving an opening movable to a point be- In testimony whereof I havesigned my yond and to a point within the contour of name to thisspecification in the presence of the main plate, whereby it may beoperated tWo subscribing witnesses.

as a cigar cutter and also having a portion LOESER KALINA. x engageablewith a part of the main plate Witnesses:

whereby to hold the same on the main Tnno. G. Hosrnn,

plate. PHILIP D. ROLLHAUS.

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